Thank you to Jennifer Utter and Lorrie Roberts Knight, who spoke to our club about their work with the Rapid City Sister City Partnership Association. The association was started in 1994 and has facilitated many exchanges between Rapid City sister cities Apolda, Germany, and Nikko, Japan. Five Rapid City area youth will be participating in an exchange with Nikko this summer through the program.
Jennifer, who is president of the association, says the goal is a continued connection between Rapid City and its sister cities, and to "remind us that we are at peace."
At the meeting, club members Amber Berry and Jill Kjerstad also received their blue badges after completing their introduction tasks. We are glad to have Amber and Jill as members of our club.